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MEDIA RELEASE The State of Hawaii is ranked among the top states for progress in open data in a recent report ( http://www.datainnovation.org/2014/08/state-open-data-policies-and-portals/ ) by the Center for Data Innovation, the leading think tank studying the intersection of data, technology and public policy. “This national recognition shows that collaborative and determined efforts on the part […]

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Both the Women’s and Mixed crews raced together first on the 10 mile course, which ran north from Anaehoomalu Bay then turned and went south to “Lone Palm” Point, and returned into the wind to finish at Anaehoomalu Bay, fronting the Waikoloa Canoe Club.

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MEDIA RELEASE The public is invited to view outstanding student-produced video stories on the big screen at PBS Hawaii’s first-ever Hiki No Festival. The featured stories, produced last school year, have aired on PBS Hawaii’s student news program, Hiki No, and are nominated in this year’s Hiki No Awards. The Big Island screening events are […]

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Online crowdfunding catalyzes local matching fund loan program

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii’s public elementary schools have made significant headway in reducing the number of students chronically absent, a strong predictor of academic success, according to the Hawaii State Department of Education (DOE) 2013-14 Strive HI Performance System results. Chronic absenteeism is one of the most powerful predictors of student success, even accounting for other […]

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The detour around the Kamehameha Avenue/Pauahi Street intersection roadwork has new hours during weekdays. The detour enters Bayfront Highway via Hilo Bayfront Beach Park (also known as Bayfront Highway canoe area). The new hours are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays but will be closed on holidays.

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Hawaiʻi Island police remind the public that the law allows service animals into businesses and other public places where pets are not allowed. These service animals are described as any guide, signal or service dog, or other animal individually trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability.

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Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the owner of a box with contents that was turned in to police as found property on August 24. The box was discovered in a parking lot on Anela Street in South Hilo and has a distinctive illustration on the cover.

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Average retail gasoline prices in Hawaii have risen 0.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $4.30/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 355 gas outlets in Hawaii. This compares with the national average that has fallen 1.3 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.43/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.

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MEDIA RELEASE More than 2,500 outrigger canoe paddlers from around the world gather Aug. 30-Sept. 1 in Kailua Village to compete at the 44th Annual Queen Liliuokalani Long Distance Outrigger Canoe Races. Noted Hawaiian Historian and Artist Herb Kane once said “…the wa‘a [canoe] shaped the Hawaiian people physically, intellectually and spiritually as much as […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Volcanoes National Park announces the following upcoming flight plans for August and September 2014: * Aug. 26, between 8 a.m. and noon, transport fence materials and equipment for fencing project in upper Kahuku above Ka‘u Forest Reserve. * Aug. 26 and Aug. 28, between 8 a.m. and noon, petrel monitoring from the […]

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No destructive widespread tsunami threat exists based on historical earthquake and tsunami data. However – earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within a hundred kilometers of the earthquake epicenter. Authorities in the region of the epicenter should be aware of this possibility and take appropriate action.

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Hale Nani inmate Kalikona Fukuhara ran away from the reintegration center at approximately 8:30 p.m. Hawaii Police and State Sheriffs were notified. Why he left the center is under investigation.

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Today, Hawai‘i Electric Light expects to complete power restoration to all remaining customers impacted by Tropical Storm Iselle, with the exception of those who must repair damage to their property before service can safely be restored.

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